About
A Pacific Coast native, Antoinette has lived the majority of her life in the Pacific Northwest. Her current focus is on native plants of the Pacific Northwest with an emphasis in 3-D paper botanical renditions, graphite pencil drawing, and pen and ink illustrations.
The inspiration for Antoinette’s first foray into 3-D paper botanicals was explorers’ sketchbooks and herbarium pages of native plants. Following in the footsteps of Mary Delany, her work is paper centered. She begins working flat, using watercolors, gouache, acrylics and colored pencils on a variety of papers. From there she manipulates the paper into realistic shapes and adds elements as needed (wool, wire, thread, etc.) to further develop her botanicals. Her work is faithful to botanical representation but offers a unique interpretation. Collecting specimens from the North Cascades to the Salish Sea, Antoinette gathers native plants, lichens, and seaweeds to study and recreate in paper. Her paper botanicals capture the essence of the living plants, reflecting their colors and capturing their shadows.
Education
Certificate of Botanical Illustration (with Distinction), Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 2018
Bachelor of Arts in Art (Emphasis Painting and Printmaking), San Diego State University
Memberships
Society of Botanical Artists (SBA Fellow)
American Society of Botanical Artists
Pacific Northwest Botanical Artists
Oregon Botanical Artists
Northern California Society of Botanical Artists
Association of Botanical Artists
Scottish Society of Botanical Artists
Guild of Natural Science Illustrators
Exhibitions
“17th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration”, The Hunt Institute for Botanical Documention, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2024
“Plantae 2024” Online Exhibition, Society of Botanical Artists, London, United Kingdom, 2024
“The Magic of Leaves” Virtual Exhibition, Association of Botanical Artists, United Kingdom, 2023
“Wild Treasures at Trinity”, Trinity Cathedral, Portland, Oregon 2023
“Beauty in the Details” Virtual Exhibition, Association of Botanical Artists, United Kingdom, 2022
“2022 GNSI Virtual Conference Juried Members Exhibit”, Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, 2022
“Small Works, Big Talent” Virtual Exhibition, Las Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, California, 2022
“Illustrating the Natural World of the Pacific Northwest”, Maryhill Museum of Art, Goldendale, Washington, 2022
“Plantae”, Society of Botanical Artists, Mall Galleries, London, United Kingdom, 2022
“A Botanical Showcase” Virtual Exhibition, Association of Botanical Artists, United Kingdom, 2022
Pacific Northwest Botanical Artists 14th Annual Elisabeth C. Miller Library Exhibit, Seattle, Washington, 2022
“Uig Open 2021/22 Winter Online Show”, Hulabhaig, Scotland, 2021
“Reflections: no plant — no planet” Virtual Exhibitions, Association of Botanical Artists & The Shirley Sherwood Gallery, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London, United Kingdom 2021
“Dare To Be Square” Virtual Exhibition, American Society of Botanical Artists, USA, 2021
“Portraits of the Pacific Northwest”, Gage Academy of Art, Seattle, Washington 2021
“Wild Treasures: Oregon’s Native Plants in Contemporary Botanical Art”, Oregon Botanical Artists and The Oregon Society of Artists, Portland, Oregon, 2021
“2021 GNSI Virtual Conference Juried Members Exhibit”, Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, 2021
“Botanicals: Native Plants of the Pacific Northwest” solo exhibition, Edmonds, Washington 2021
Pacific Northwest Botanical Artists 13th Annual Elisabeth C. Miller Library Virtual Exhibit, Seattle, Washington, 2021
“Purely Botanical II” Virtual Exhibition, Association of British Botanical Artists, United Kingdom, 2021
“Plants Illustrated: A Virtual Exhibit of Extraordinary Plants”, The UC Botanical Garden at Berkley and The Northern California Society of Botanical Artists, California 2021
“Dare To Be Square” Virtual Exhibition, American Society of Botanical Artists, USA, 2020
“Purely Botanical” Virtual Exhibition, Association of British Botanical Artists, United Kingdom, 2020
“2020 GNSI Virtual Conference Juried Members Exhibit”, Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, 2020
“Plantae” Virtual Exhibition, Society of Botanical Artists, United Kingdom, 2020
“Uig Open 2020: Re-imagined Online” Exhibition, Hulabhaig, Scotland, 2020
Botanical Artists of Canada Virtual Exhibition, 2019
“Mums and More”, Lan Su Chinese Garden, Portland, Oregon, 2019
“Field Notes: Native Plants of the Pacific Northwest” solo exhibition, Seattle, Washington, 2019
Pacific Northwest Botanical Artists 12th Annual Elisabeth C. Miller Library Exhibit, Seattle, Washington, 2019
Pacific Northwest Botanical Artists 11th Annual Elisabeth C. Miller Library Exhibit, Seattle, Washington, 2018
Permanent Collections
Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Five Oaks Museum, Portland, Oregon
Private collections
Awards
Honorable Mention, “Illustrating the Natural World of the Pacific Northwest”, Maryhill Museum of Art, Goldendale, Washington 2022
3rd Place, “Wild Treasures: Oregon’s Native Plants in Contemporary Botanical Art”, Oregon Botanical Artists and The Oregon Society of Artists, Portland, Oregon, 2021
Publications
“SBA Plantae Autumn 2023 Magazine”, Issue 9, Autumn 2023
“Pacific Northwest Botanical Artists Quarterly”, Vol. 30:5, July 2023
“The Botanical Artist, Journal of the American Society of Botanical Artists”, June 2023
“SBA Plantae Spring Online Magazine”, Issue 8, April 2023
“Online Exhibition by the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators”, Making A Mark, August 17, 2022
“Pacific Northwest Botanical Artists Quarterly”, Vol. 27:1, June 2022
“Review: Plantae 2020”, Botanical Art and Artists
“Plantae 2020 Selected Artists”, Botanical Art and Artists
"Botanical Artists of Canada Member Newsletter “, Summer 2020
“Pacific Northwest Botanical Artists Quarterly”, Vol. 19:1, March 2020
“Pacific Northwest Botanical Artists Quarterly”, Vol. 17:3, September 2019
“Plant Response to Stress, Functional Analysis in Mediterranean Ecosystems”, Tenhunen, J., Catarino, F., Lange, O., Oechel, W.; Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Germany, 1987
Links
Instagram, Botanical Artists of Canada